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The Alabama State Bar said it has created a Senior Lawyers Section for retiring lawyers interested in remaining active in the group and the industry.

In a news release, the bar estimates over the next 10 to 15 years a massive number of lawyers will leave their full-time practice positions for retirement, as about 32 percent of its membership is 55 or older.

And as many professionals reinvent themselves in retirement, the bar hopes to capture some of that brain trust through the new section for members to serve as mentors, board members of charitable organizations, pro bono attorneys, educators, writers and counselors.

“By creating the Senior Lawyers Section, lawyers leaving full-time, often long-term practices can still remain active in the law and committed to their communities,” said Thomas J. Methvin, state bar president.

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